Architecture and Urban Planning

Why choose Architecture or Urban Planning at Loughborough? Loughborough University has a long history of excellence and influence in design and making, rooted in its earliest traditions of ‘learning through doing’ as Loughborough Technical Institute (1909). Our courses bring together the best practice in education with practical experience, alongside the very latest thinking and technologies in architecture and urban planning. Specialist subject expertise, practitioner-led teaching, and hands-on experiences develop architecture and urban planning graduates who can lead in their respective fields.

Placement year Unlike many others, our Architecture course integrates the essential professional practice experience crucial to becoming a qualified architect directly within the course at the end of the second year. Our Urban Planning course includes an optional placement year allowing you to build essential practical experience and make professional contacts that can really move your career forward.

Research focused teaching Our team of international experts bring their cutting-edge research directly into the taught curriculum. This is combined in the BArch Architecture with a thorough grounding in the histories and theories of architecture and urbanism, the arts and technical studies. Our Urban Planning course combines the research and teaching expertise of the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering with Geography and Environment, providing a holistic overview to prepare graduates for the future of planning.

Facilities At over 3,000m 2 our purpose-built, open-plan laboratory is one of the largest in the UK, benefiting from over £1 million in refurbishment and new equipment in the last five years, from brand-new digital fabrication and mixed-reality design suites, laser cutters and state-of-the-art robotic arms through to traditional work-benches and hand-tools.

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Architecture BArch (Hons) DPS*: 4 years full-time with placement year UCAS code: K101 Typical offers A level: AAB (a mix of Science, Art and Humanities subjects preferred) IB: 35 (6,6,5 HL) with 4 at SL Maths BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDD in a relevant subject GCSE: GCSE Maths grade 4/C

This innovative course aims to nurture strong creative design leaders who flourish in architectural practice, with first-rate communication and management skills, as well as substantial multidisciplinary knowledge and abilities. As is traditional, 50% of credits are allocated to design projects generated by a studio-based learning approach. The course aims to produce exceptional architects through an education that is immersed in hands-on experiences, complemented by the development of vital transferable skills. Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) validation is being sought in 2021 for our first graduates to be exempt from their RIBA part 1. Year 1 Areas studied include creative exploration and concept development, manual and digital architectural representation, architectural and art history, construction material, method and structure and building science. Year 2 Areas studied include medium-scale design projects, advanced design skills, building performance analysis, critical and urban theory and professional practice skills in preparation for your year in practice. Compulsory placement/study year Compulsory professional placement and/or overseas study. Final year Areas studied include large-scale urban interventions and community-based propositions, global culture and practice, adaptive reuse, research dissertation and business practices for operating a small design practice. Graduate destinations Graduates from similar courses in the department have gone on to work at the following companies: Weston Williamson, Pick Everard, AECOM, Frank Reynolds Architects.

*Diploma in Professional Studies

From 2021, BArch graduates seeking professional chartership as an architect will have the opportunity to study our March Architecture course. The course will seek Part II accreditation from RIBA.

Urban Planning MPlan (Hons) DIS*: 5 years full-time with placement year UCAS code: K421 MPlan (Hons): 4 years full-time UCAS code: K420 BSc (Hons) DIS*: 4 years full-time with placement year UCAS code: K431 BSc (Hons): 3 years full-time UCAS code: K430 Typical offers A level: AAB (MPlan) or ABB (BSc) IB: (MPlan) 35 (6,6,5 HL) or (BSc) 34 (6,5,5 HL) including 4 at SL Maths BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: D*DD (MPlan) or DDD (BSc) in a relevant subject GCSE: min. 5 GCSEs grades 9-4 (A*-C) including Maths and English Language grade 4/C

This course has been designed to develop the core skills and knowledge of the successful professional planner, including a particular focus on innovative digital expertise. You will gain a broad understanding of the role of planning in overcoming urban challenges and having a positive impact on society. Year 1 Areas studied include the principles and role of urban planning, the fundamentals of understanding space through urban analytics and spatial analysis, contemporary issues of planning, design and professional skills. Year 2 Areas studied include place making and urban design, principal research methods, environmental management and analysis skills. Optional placement year Optional industrial placement. Year 3 In addition to an independent research project on a chosen topic, areas of study include urban mobility, a week-long field trip at our Loughborough London campus, and key urban planning theories and policy. Final year (MPlan Only) You will develop advanced skills in specialist knowledge areas of planning such as transport and infrastructure. Our MPlan year also includes a European field trip and large-scale integrated design project.

Graduate destinations Urban Planning graduates are in demand across organisations such as local and national government, consultancy and development.

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